Hammer.



I UNITED STATES PATENToFIoEr ABEL M. .Li Yi*oN,*or rUEBLo, ooLoiui DO. V (i HA M R.

TO'II/ZZ whom it mag "concern:

Be it knownthat I, ABEL LAYTo ,a citizenof the United States, residingat Pueblo, inthe county of Pueblo, State of Colorado,

have invented certain new and useful Im,

provements in Hammers and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to hammers. One object of the invention is to provide a means for positively preventing accidental disengagement of the hammer-head from its handle.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a fastening means of the nature stated embodying such characteristics thatthe hammer-head will not only be fastened against accidental displacement, but will also be of such character as to prevent damage to the handle in,the event of failure I to strike an object.

' A still further object'of the invention is a; provide a simple, inexpensive, durable, and

- efiicient means for securing the head to the p line a a of Fig. 1.

handle and preventing damage to the handle upon failure to strike the object under poundin action.

ith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in'the appended claim, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the present invention.

. In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation ter 1 designates a wooden handle having one end arranged for a loose fit in an eye 2 of the head 3. Now in order to prevent accidental disengagement of the head 3 from the handle 2 I provide a v peculiarly formed fastening means which consists of upper andlower keys Specification of Letters Patent. a f Application filed July 6,1905; Serial No 268,489;

I rammed March 20, 1906.

4' and 5, each member having shoulders Band 7 at its en'ds,w-ith its back portion roundedi that is, the outer portion between the shoulders concaved, as at 8, with its under or inner faces concaved, as at 9, to conform in crosssection withthe circular formation of the handle 1. It will thus be understood that the shoulders 6 and 7 of the members 4 and 5 are arranged upon-the inner and outer faces of the hammer-head 3 Now in order to secure 3 'these keys 4 and 5 in place they must be fitted in the eye 2 of the hammer-head 3 prior to the insertion of the handle 1, and in order to positively preventmovement of the keys 4 and 5 and the hammer-head 3 from the handle I secure the upper and lower plates 9 and 10 with their concave faces 11 and 12, respectively, against the handle 1 by means of suitable nails or the like 13. Upon opposite sides of the plate 9 and 10 I secure corre sponding ends of tie-wires 14, which cross each other, as-at 15, and connect with the eyes 16,

formed in the shoulders 7 of the correspond ing keys 4 and 5. To further provide against accidental disengagement of the hammerhead 3 and the keys 4 and 5 ,"I'may form perforations 17 at the base of the shoulders 7 of the upper and lower keys 4 and 5, through which a suitable fastening 18 may be passed into the handle 1. accidental displacement of the hammer-head with respect to the handle is positively prevented, and in the event that. further wedging of the hammer-head with respect to the handle might be desired I provide suitable wedges 19, provided with a shoulder 20 at one end. These wedges 19 have their body portions formed somewhat-thin or flat in order to permit of their ready insertion between the sides of the handle 1 and the corresponding sides of the eye 2 of the hammer-head. If desired, the bodyportion of the wedges 1 9 may be provided with aperforation 21, through It will thus be seen that disposition of the plates 9 and 10 with rej spect to the handle and the wedging members 4 and 5, it is obvious that in the event the objeot being driven by the hammer should be missed the object if it should be in line with the handle would not damage the latter, owing to the shielding thereof by the shoulders 6 of the wedging members 4 and 5 and the plates 9 and 10.

Of course my improvement is particularly adapted for use in connection with sledgehammers; but it is to be understood that the same may be applied to other forms of hammers.

What is claimed is The combination with a hammer-head having an eye, of a handle disposed in said eye,

ABEL M. LAYTON.

Witnesses:

GEORGE SMITH. JOHN J. LUMSDEN. 

